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IB Security Assistant & MTS Official Paper (Held On: 24 March, 2023 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

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General Awareness (20 questions)

1

In which year was the National Air Sports Policy launched?

  1. ((a))

    2022

  2. ((b))

    2019

  3. ((c))

    2020

  4. ((d))

    2021

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Answer: ((a))

2022

2

Under which scheme shall the Landholder Farmer families with total cultivable holding up to 2 hectares be provided with a benefit of Rs. 6,000 per annum per family payable in three equal instalments of Rs. 2,000 every four months?

  1. ((a))

    Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana

  2. ((b))

    Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

  3. ((c))

    Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana

  4. ((d))

    Pradhan Mantri Agriculture Fund

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana

3

Which of the following compounds chemical name is sodium hydrogencarbonate?

  1. ((a))

    Washing soda

  2. ((b))

    Plaster of Paris

  3. ((c))

    Baking soda

  4. ((d))

    Bleaching powder

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Washing soda

4

_______ is NOT a greenhouse gas.

  1. ((a))

    CH4

  2. ((b))

    CO

  3. ((c))

    NO2

  4. ((d))

    CO2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

CH4

5

To which form of dance, one of the five great epics of Tamil Literature, ‘Silappatikaram’ (2nd Century CE) has a direct reference?

  1. ((a))

    Kuchipudi

  2. ((b))

    Mohiniyattam

  3. ((c))

    Kathak

  4. ((d))

    Bharatanatyam

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Kuchipudi

6

Which of the following acids is NOT present in fruits or vegetables?

  1. ((a))

    Citric acid

  2. ((b))

    Oxalic acid

  3. ((c))

    Methanoic acid

  4. ((d))

    Tartaric acid

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Citric acid

7

Which of the following folk dances is known as ‘parrot dance’ in Chhattisgarh?

  1. ((a))

    Kaksar Dance

  2. ((b))

    Suwa Dance

  3. ((c))

    Raut Nacha

  4. ((d))

    Karma Dance

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Kaksar Dance

8

_______ is the chemical formula of baking soda.

  1. ((a))

    Na2SO4

  2. ((b))

    Na2HCO3

  3. ((c))

    Na2CO3

  4. ((d))

    NaHCO3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Na2SO4

9

Who among the Mughal emperors built Buland Darwaza or the loft gateway at  Fatehpur Sikri? 

  1. ((a))

    Aurangzeb

  2. ((b))

    Jahangir

  3. ((c))

    Humayun

  4. ((d))

    Akbar

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Aurangzeb

10

What is the total number of medals won by Maharashtra at the 36th National Games 2022?

  1. ((a))

    133

  2. ((b))

    130

  3. ((c))

    129

  4. ((d))

    140

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

133

11

What is the name of the campaign started by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Central TB Division, Ministry of Health on 7th January 2022 for active case finding for TB(Tuberculosis) in 174 tribal districts of India?

  1. ((a))

    Agaman

  2. ((b))

    Amanthran

  3. ((c))

    Aashwasan

  4. ((d))

    Awahan

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Agaman

12

As per which of the following banned the use of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) compounds, as well as other ozone depleting chemicals?

  1. ((a))

    Vienna Convention

  2. ((b))

    Kyoto Protocol

  3. ((c))

    The Paris Agreement

  4. ((d))

    Montreal Protocol

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Vienna Convention

13

In which year did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch the National Vehicle Scrappage Policy?

  1. ((a))

    2019

  2. ((b))

    2018

  3. ((c))

    2021

  4. ((d))

    2020

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2019

14

Purandara Dasa is popularly known as the __________.

  1. ((a))

    father of Carnatic Music

  2. ((b))

    father of Hindustani Music

  3. ((c))

    father of Kuchipudi

  4. ((d))

    father of theatre art

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

father of Carnatic Music

15

Which of the following is the strongest base?

  1. ((a))

    Aluminium hydroxide

  2. ((b))

    Ammonium hydroxide

  3. ((c))

    Barium hydroxide

  4. ((d))

    Sodium hydroxide

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Aluminium hydroxide

16

In ________, Namami Gange Programme, an Integrated Conservation Mission was approved as a Flagship Programme by the Union Government of India.

  1. ((a))

    2015

  2. ((b))

    2017

  3. ((c))

    2016

  4. ((d))

    2014

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Answer: ((a))

2015

17

In which of the following oceans did an international team of researchers found that acidity levels in the western region are raising 3 to 4 times faster than any other oceans across the world as of 2022?

  1. ((a))

    Atlantic Ocean

  2. ((b))

    Arctic Ocean

  3. ((c))

    Indian Ocean

  4. ((d))

    Pacific Ocean

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Atlantic Ocean

18

Who among the following became the first Indian to win the prestigious Zurich Diamond League Final 2022 in Switzerland?

  1. ((a))

    Sakshi Malik

  2. ((b))

    Bajrang Punia

  3. ((c))

    P V Sindhu

  4. ((d))

    Neeraj Chopra

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sakshi Malik

19

In RNA of humans, adenine pairs with__________.

  1. ((a))

    uracil

  2. ((b))

    guanine

  3. ((c))

    thymine

  4. ((d))

    cytosine

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

uracil

20

Who among the following is NOT considered as the trinity of Carnatic music?

  1. ((a))

    Muthuswami Dikshitar

  2. ((b))

    Tyagaraja

  3. ((c))

    Shyama Shastri

  4. ((d))

    Charumathi Ramachandran

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Muthuswami Dikshitar

Quantitative Aptitude (20 questions)

21

A completes one-third of the work in 5 days. He is then assisted by B. and they together finish the remaining work in 6 days. B alone can complete the entire piece of work in _________.

  1. ((a))

    22.5 days

  2. ((b))

    18.5 days

  3. ((c))

    18 days

  4. ((d))

    20.5 days

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

22.5 days

22

Which of the following offers is better for the shopkeeper ?

(1.) buy 2 get 1 free

(2.) buy 3 get 2 free

(3.) buy 3 get 5 free

  1. ((a))

    Scheme 1

  2. ((b))

    Scheme 2 and 3

  3. ((c))

    Scheme 3

  4. ((d))

    Scheme 2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Scheme 1

23

In covering a distance of 30 km, Amit takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Amit doubles his speed, he will take 1 hour less than Sameer if Sameer does not change his speed of travel. Amit's original speed is ___________.

  1. ((a))

    25 km/h

  2. ((b))

    10 km/h

  3. ((c))

    5 km/h

  4. ((d))

    20 km/h

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

25 km/h

24

The difference between two numbers is 760. If 12% of one number is equal to 20% of the other number, then find the greater of the two numbers.

  1. ((a))

    1800

  2. ((b))

    1900

  3. ((c))

    1240

  4. ((d))

    1140

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1800

25

Find the sum of all the two-digit numbers which are divisible by each 2, 3, and 4.

  1. ((a))

    452

  2. ((b))

    444

  3. ((c))

    432

  4. ((d))

    421

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

452

26

Compound interest on a sum, when interest is compounded annually, equals Simple interest if time is:

  1. ((a))

    2 years

  2. ((b))

    1.5 years

  3. ((c))

    0.5 year

  4. ((d))

    1 year

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2 years

27

If ab=23\frac{a}{b}=\frac{2}{3} and bc=45\frac{b}{c}=\frac{4}{5}, then a+bb+c\frac{a+b}{b+c} is ___________.

  1. ((a))

    1927\frac{19}{27}

  2. ((b))

    1527\frac{15}{27}

  3. ((c))

    2027\frac{20}{27}

  4. ((d))

    2717\frac{27}{17}

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1927\frac{19}{27}

28

Five consecutive even numbers are written in descending order. If 6, 8 and 10 are added to the first, second and third numbers, respectively, and 13 is added to each of the last two numbers, the new sum of the numbers becomes 120% of the sum of the initially given consecutive even numbers. Find the average of the initially given three middle numbers.

  1. ((a))

    50

  2. ((b))

    46

  3. ((c))

    49

  4. ((d))

    47

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

50

29

A horse is tied with a 7 m long rope at each vertex of a field that is in the shape of an equilateral triangle. Each of its sides is at least 14 m long. What is the total area of the field that is grazed by these three horses?

[Usе π = 227\frac{22}{7}]

  1. ((a))

    77 m2

  2. ((b))

    84 m2

  3. ((c))

    92 m2

  4. ((d))

    74 m2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

77 m2

30

Find the average of all natural numbers lying between 50 and 100.

  1. ((a))

    75

  2. ((b))

    74

  3. ((c))

    75.5

  4. ((d))

    74.5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

75

31

In a 13 L mixture, the ratio of milk and water is 3 ∶ 2. If 3 L of this mixture is replaced by 3 L of milk, then what will be the ratio of milk and water in the newly formed mixture?

  1. ((a))

    13 ∶ 12

  2. ((b))

    13 ∶ 9

  3. ((c))

    4 ∶ 9  

  4. ((d))

    9 ∶ 4

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

13 ∶ 12

32

A closed cylinder with a base radius of 14 m and height of 21 m is to be made with a metallic sheet of width 20 m. What is the length of sheet required if wastage is negligible? [Use π = 227\frac{22}{7}]

  1. ((a))

    132 m

  2. ((b))

    154 m

  3. ((c))

    150 m

  4. ((d))

    120 m

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

132 m

33

79.989% of 599.99 + 32.99% of 400.009 - 48.062% of 149.98 = ? (approximately)

  1. ((a))

    540

  2. ((b))

    220

  3. ((c))

    165

  4. ((d))

    184

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

540

34

A swimmer, whose speed in 15 km/h in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back. He takes 4 hours 30 minutes for the whole journey. What is the speed of the stream, in km/h?

  1. ((a))

    6

  2. ((b))

    3

  3. ((c))

    4

  4. ((d))

    5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

6

35

Anu can type 40 pages of a book in 10 hours. Anu and Mohit together can type 270 pages in 54 hours. In what time (in hours) can Mohit alone type 20 pages?

  1. ((a))

    10

  2. ((b))

    20

  3. ((c))

    30

  4. ((d))

    40

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

10

36

The value of (1 + (1 - 2)-1 + 2 - (1 - 2)-2)2 is:

  1. ((a))

    1

  2. ((b))

    2

  3. ((c))

    0

  4. ((d))

    -1

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1

37

The number that is to be added to 15% of 420 to have the sum as 25% of 356 is __________.

  1. ((a))

    29

  2. ((b))

    26

  3. ((c))

    21

  4. ((d))

    35

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

29

38

The ratio of income of A to that of B is 3 ∶ 5 . Expenditure of A is  of 712\frac{7}{12}his income and expenditure of B is 815\frac{8}{15} of his income. The difference of their expenditures is Rs. 14,300. Find the income of A.

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 46,800

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 65,812

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 44,429

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 45,600

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 46,800

39

Sumanth invested a sum of money at r% rate of interest per annum, compounded annually. The sum invested amounted to Rs. 6,05,000 at the end of two years and to Rs. 8,05,255 at the end of five years. Find the value of r.

  1. ((a))

    12

  2. ((b))

    8

  3. ((c))

    10

  4. ((d))

    9

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

12

40

The value of 22k+1−2k×2k+22k×2k+3−22×22k\frac{2^{2 k+1}-2^k \times 2^{k+2}}{2^k \times 2^{k+3}-2^2 \times 2^{2 k}} is:

  1. ((a))

    12k\frac{1}{2^k}

  2. ((b))

    2k

  3. ((c))

    −12-\frac{1}{2}

  4. ((d))

    1

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

12k\frac{1}{2^k}

Logical Ability & Reasoning (20 questions)

41

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

A + B means A is the daughter of B.

A − B means A is the husband of B.

A * B means A is the brother of B.

If R is the mother of P, then which of the following is true?

  1. ((a))

    R + Q − P

  2. ((b))

    Q − P + R

  3. ((c))

    P + Q − R

  4. ((d))

    P + R − Q

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

R + Q − P

42

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

11, 19, 35, 59, ?, 131

  1. ((a))

    89

  2. ((b))

    87

  3. ((c))

    91

  4. ((d))

    85

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

89

43

In a Science test among 6 students, Hansraj scored equal to Varun. Nandkishor scored more than Varun but less than Poonam. Pranjal scored more than Sam but less than Varun. Who scored the second lowest in the Science test?

  1. ((a))

    Nandkishor

  2. ((b))

    Pranjal

  3. ((c))

    Poonam

  4. ((d))

    Sam

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Nandkishor

44

R ranks 23rd in a class of 76 students. What is his rank from the last?

  1. ((a))

    55th

  2. ((b))

    58th

  3. ((c))

    57th

  4. ((d))

    54th

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

55th

45

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

203, 199, 208, 192, 217, 181, ?

  1. ((a))

    245

  2. ((b))

    230

  3. ((c))

    229

  4. ((d))

    239

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

245

46

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given letter series will complete the series.

A_CO_ A OST CO AC _ST

  1. ((a))

    TSCACACSTOC 

  2. ((b))

    SACCCACOCST 

  3. ((c))

    STCACCSTOOA 

  4. ((d))

    CSTCCACSTCO

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

TSCACACSTOC 

47

In a certain code language, ‘bike roads highways cars’ is written as ‘od lk sk jk’. ‘jeep scooter highways bus’ is written as ‘mj jk dn ho’, ‘bus cycle link express’ is written as ‘gt fa mj lk’, and ‘express ways without toll’ is written as ‘sk mn ho gt’. What is the code for ‘bus’ in the same language?

  1. ((a))

    mj

  2. ((b))

    gt 

  3. ((c))

    od 

  4. ((d))

    lk

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

mj

48

The following question is based on the given diagram.

The boys who are cricketers and footballers are indicated by which number?

  1. ((a))

    29

  2. ((b))

    38

  3. ((c))

    11

  4. ((d))

    43

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

29

49

In the given letter-cluster pairs, the first letter-cluster is related to the second letter-cluster following a certain logic. Study the given pairs carefully, and from the given options, select the pair that follows the same logic.

GLY : BGT

OLP : JGK

  1. ((a))

    STL : NOG

  2. ((b))

    YRD : UNX 

  3. ((c))

    CBP : WVL

  4. ((d))

    EIN : ACJ

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

STL : NOG

50

The question that follows is based on the given 3-digit numbers.

275, 463, 567, 428, 394, 663, 129

If 6 is added to the first digit of every number, in how many numbers will the first digit be exactly divisible by the second digit?

  1. ((a))

    Four 

  2. ((b))

    Two 

  3. ((c))

    One 

  4. ((d))

    Three

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Four 

51

Find the approximate value of X in the given equation.

9318 + 719.479 – X = 8953.625

  1. ((a))

    1084

  2. ((b))

    970

  3. ((c))

    1098

  4. ((d))

    1109

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

1084

52

Study the following arrangement of two digit numbers and symbols to answer the question given below

37 43 87 & 32 54 @ % 89 65 44 $ 67 34 # 78

Which is the 8th term to the right of 15th from the right end in the above series?

  1. ((a))

    32

  2. ((b))

    65

  3. ((c))

    89

  4. ((d))

    54

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

32

53

Eight people are living on eight different floors of the building in such a way that the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above that is numbered 2, and so on till the top floor is numbered 8. Only two people live between C and E. Only two people live between E and D. F lives on the topmost floor. G lives immediately above B. A lives on one of the floors below E but above D and H. D lives on the ground floor. How many floors are there between the floors on which C and H live? 

  1. ((a))

    One 

  2. ((b))

    Three 

  3. ((c))

    Two 

  4. ((d))

    Four

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

One 

54

Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter-cluster that is different. 

  1. ((a))

    ORVZ 

  2. ((b))

    MQUY 

  3. ((c))

    JNRV 

  4. ((d))

    TXBF

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

ORVZ 

55

Rohit is looking for his brother. He started from a point and went 110 m towards the west before turning to his left. Then he went 40 m, turned to his left and went 50 m to look for his brother at his uncle’s place. His brother was not there. From there, he went 120 m to his north before meeting his brother at point X. What is the shortest distance between point X and the starting point of Rohit? 

  1. ((a))

    100 m

  2. ((b))

    140 m

  3. ((c))

    130 m

  4. ((d))

    120 m

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

100 m

56

If ‘+’ means ‘−’, ‘−’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, and ‘÷’ means ‘+’, then what is the value of the following expression?

18 − 18 ÷ 3 − 72 × 12 + 4 − 6

  1. ((a))

    345

  2. ((b))

    329 

  3. ((c))

    318

  4. ((d))

    333

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

345

57

In the given letter-cluster pairs, the first letter-cluster is related to the second letter cluster following a certain logic. Study the given pairs carefully, and from the given options, select the pair that follows the same logic.

GJM : CFI :: LOR : HKN

  1. ((a))

    QSW : NPS

  2. ((b))

    QTW : MPS

  3. ((c))

    PTX : LPU

  4. ((d))

    RUY : QSZ

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

QSW : NPS

58

In this question, a group of digits/symbols is coded using the letters as per the table given below and the conditions which follow. The correct combination of codes following the conditions is your answer.

Digits / Symbols9$6%1&384
CodeYJLMTUEWQ
<br>

Condition 1: If the first and the last elements are numbers, then both the numbers are coded as the code for the last number.

Condition 2: If the third element is a symbol, then the code for the symbol is exchanged with the code for the fifth element.

Condition 3: If the fourth element is an odd number, then it is to be coded as #.

What is the code for 94$3&3 ?

  1. ((a))

    YQJEUE

  2. ((b))

    YQU#UE

  3. ((c))

    EQU#JE

  4. ((d))

    EQU#EU

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

YQJEUE

59

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting in a round circle, facing the centre. P is third to the left of S. P is second to the right of T, who is an immediate neighbour of both R and V. W is not the neighbour of P. S is an immediate neighbour of both U and W. U is second to the left of T. Q is fourth to the right of V. Who is to the immediate right of V?

  1. ((a))

    S

  2. ((b))

    U

  3. ((c))

    T

  4. ((d))

    R

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

S

60

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a straight line facing north. C sits third to the right of B. A sits second to the right of C. G is an immediate neighbour of both C and D. G sits fourth to left of E. E sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. Who is/are sitting to the left of G?

  1. ((a))

    A and E

  2. ((b))

    Only D

  3. ((c))

    C and F

  4. ((d))

    B and D

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

A and E

English Language (20 questions)

61

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given phrase. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

A leopard does not change its coat.

  1. ((a))

    blots

  2. ((b))

    stripes 

  3. ((c))

    No substitution required 

  4. ((d))

    spots

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

blots

62

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

All of a sudden, we began to feel slightly uncomfortable.

  1. ((a))

    finely

  2. ((b))

    rarely

  3. ((c))

    thinly

  4. ((d))

    No substitution required

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

finely

63

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The town’s people used the bank clock ________ the time.

  1. ((a))

    to check 

  2. ((b))

    checking 

  3. ((c))

    check 

  4. ((d))

    checked

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

to check 

64

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The trains ________ this route run very fast.

  1. ((a))

    in 

  2. ((b))

    over 

  3. ((c))

    on 

  4. ((d))

    for

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

in 

65

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

The fauna ______ around Darjeeling includes several species of ducks, teals, plovers and gulls that pass Darjeeling ______ migrating to and from Tibet.

  1. ((a))

    finds, as long as beyond

  2. ((b))

    find, when 

  3. ((c))

    finding, as soon as upon

  4. ((d))

    found, while

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

finds, as long as beyond

66

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given word.

Remote

  1. ((a))

    Relevant 

  2. ((b))

    Public 

  3. ((c))

    Approachable 

  4. ((d))

    Distant

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Relevant 

67

Select the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank.

Yes ________ you can have this chocolate.

  1. ((a))

    comma (,)

  2. ((b))

    colon (:) 

  3. ((c))

    dash (-)  

  4. ((d))

    semicolon (;)

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

comma (,)

68

Select the most appropriate article to fill in the blank.

Dr. Abdul Kalam is known as _________ ‘Missile Man of India’.

  1. ((a))

    No article required 

  2. ((b))

    an 

  3. ((c))

    the 

  4. ((d))

    a

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Answer: ((a))

No article required 

69

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The boys played a jinx on the old shopkeeper by dropping a dead mouse in a jar of candy.

  1. ((a))

    No substitution required

  2. ((b))

    jibe

  3. ((c))

    hoax

  4. ((d))

    prank

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Answer: ((a))

No substitution required

70

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. ((a))

    Approche

  2. ((b))

    Approve

  3. ((c))

    Appear

  4. ((d))

    Appoint

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Answer: ((a))

Approche

71

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The school __________ closed tomorrow.

  1. ((a))

    closes

  2. ((b))

    has remained

  3. ((c))

    will remain

  4. ((d))

    is remaining

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Answer: ((a))

closes

72

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. ((a))

    Quarral

  2. ((b))

    Several

  3. ((c))

    Mineral

  4. ((d))

    General

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Answer: ((a))

Quarral

73

Select the sentence with the correct punctuation and capitalization.

  1. ((a))

    “Is Sumeet on a days leave today?”

  2. ((b))

    Is sumeet on a day’s leave today?

  3. ((c))

    Is Sumeet on a day’s leave today.

  4. ((d))

    “Is Sumeet on a day’s leave today?”

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Answer: ((a))

“Is Sumeet on a days leave today?”

74

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

What is Rachit doing? He __________ his bath.

  1. ((a))

    had

  2. ((b))

    will have

  3. ((c))

    is having

  4. ((d))

    has

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Answer: ((a))

had

75

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Sticky fingers

  1. ((a))

    A tendency to steal

  2. ((b))

    A tendency to forget

  3. ((c))

    A habit of licking fingers

  4. ((d))

    A habit to interfere

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Answer: ((a))

A tendency to steal

76

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word to fill in the blank.

Accessible

This area is _______ for civilians.

  1. ((a))

    possible

  2. ((b))

    restricted

  3. ((c))

    reachable

  4. ((d))

    open

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Answer: ((a))

possible

77

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The manufacturing of the bridge started in 1932 and it was completed in 1937.

  1. ((a))

    No substitution required

  2. ((b))

    creation

  3. ((c))

    development

  4. ((d))

    construction

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Answer: ((a))

No substitution required

78

Select the most appropriate article to fill in the blank.

He was born into ________ middle-class Tamil family.

  1. ((a))

    an

  2. ((b))

    No article required

  3. ((c))

    a

  4. ((d))

    the

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Answer: ((a))

an

79

Four sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Most Hindus believe that going to Kashi and worshipping Lord Vishweshvara is the ultimate punya.

B. This old lady also believed in this, and her struggle to go there was described in that novel.

C. When I was a child, a novel called ‘Kashi Yatre’, was appearing as a serial in the Kannada weekly ‘Karmaveera’.

D. It was the story of an old lady and her ardent desire to go to Kashi or Varanasi.

  1. ((a))

    A, D, B, C

  2. ((b))

    C, B, D, A

  3. ((c))

    D, A, C, B

  4. ((d))

    C, D, A, B

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Answer: ((a))

A, D, B, C

80

Four sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Storytelling is not easy.

B. During my childhood, my grandfather would tell me stories lying under the dark starry nights.

C. It requires the proper modulation of voice, in order to create an atmosphere of horror, surprise, humour or peace.

D. During those storytelling nights, I have travelled with my grandfather to the battlefield of Haldighati in Rajasthan and cried for the dead horse, Chetak.

  1. ((a))

    A, B, D, C

  2. ((b))

    A, C, B, D

  3. ((c))

    A, D, C, B

  4. ((d))

    A, B, C, D

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Answer: ((a))

A, B, D, C

General Studies (20 questions)

81

Raja Jaichand belongs to which dynasty?

  1. ((a))

    Rathores

  2. ((b))

    Chauhans

  3. ((c))

    Pramaras

  4. ((d))

    Solankies

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Answer: ((a))

Rathores

82

As of March 2022, what is the number of Scheduled Small Finance Banks in India?

  1. ((a))

    7

  2. ((b))

    12

  3. ((c))

    19

  4. ((d))

    23

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Answer: ((a))

7

83

How many Assembly Constituencies does Rajasthan have as of now in 2022?

  1. ((a))

    200

  2. ((b))

    207

  3. ((c))

    205

  4. ((d))

    209

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Answer: ((a))

200

84

Which of the following statements about India’s first union budget post-independence is INCORRECT?

  1. ((a))

    Jawaharlal Nehru was the prime minister of India at the time of the first budget.

  2. ((b))

    It was presented on 26th November 1947.

  3. ((c))

    James Wilson presented the first Union budget.

  4. ((d))

    RK Shanmukham Chetty presented the first Union budget.

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Answer: ((a))

Jawaharlal Nehru was the prime minister of India at the time of the first budget.

85

Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty in the Indian Constitution?

  1. ((a))

    To reside and settle in any part of the territory of India.

  2. ((b))

    To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.

  3. ((c))

    To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.

  4. ((d))

    To develop a scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.

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Answer: ((a))

To reside and settle in any part of the territory of India.

86

In which state/UT of India is the Divar Island situated?

  1. ((a))

    Lakshadweep

  2. ((b))

    Goa

  3. ((c))

    Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  4. ((d))

    Odisha

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Answer: ((a))

Lakshadweep

87

The Advocate General of a state is appointed under which Article of the Constitution of India?

  1. ((a))

    Article 170

  2. ((b))

    Article 160

  3. ((c))

    Article 165

  4. ((d))

    Article 175

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Answer: ((a))

Article 170

88

Which of the following Indian states/ UTs has the highest scheduled tribe population in comparison to its total population?

  1. ((a))

    Mizoram

  2. ((b))

    Delhi

  3. ((c))

    Lakshadweep

  4. ((d))

    Andaman and Nicobar

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Answer: ((a))

Mizoram

89

According to National Family Health Survey 5, which of the following states has the highest percentage of employed women?

  1. ((a))

    Manipur

  2. ((b))

    Telangana

  3. ((c))

    Meghalaya

  4. ((d))

    Andhra Pradesh

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Answer: ((a))

Manipur

90

How many Lok Sabha Constituencies does Gujarat have in the seventeenth Lok Sabha?

  1. ((a))

    24

  2. ((b))

    30

  3. ((c))

    28

  4. ((d))

    26

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Answer: ((a))

24

91

________ has/have been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from the Constitution of the USA.  

  1. ((a))

    Bicameralism 

  2. ((b))

    Fundamental Rights

  3. ((c))

    The Cabinet System

  4. ((d))

    Fundamental Duties

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Answer: ((a))

Bicameralism 

92

In which year was India’s National Human Rights Commission set up?

  1. ((a))

    1991

  2. ((b))

    1990

  3. ((c))

    1985

  4. ((d))

    1993

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Answer: ((a))

1991

93

Which of the following is India's northernmost Trans-Himalayan Range?

  1. ((a))

    Karakoram range

  2. ((b))

    Zanskar

  3. ((c))

    Pir Panjal

  4. ((d))

    Ladakh

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Answer: ((a))

Karakoram range

94

Which of the following schemes of the Government of India deals with the promotion of organic farming?

  1. ((a))

    Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

  2. ((b))

    Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana

  3. ((c))

    Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

  4. ((d))

    Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

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Answer: ((a))

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

95

Where did Lord Wellesley establish Fort William College in 1800 AD?

  1. ((a))

    Mumbai

  2. ((b))

    Chennai

  3. ((c))

    Kolkata

  4. ((d))

    Hyderabad

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Answer: ((a))

Mumbai

96

On which date was the first session of Indian Constitution Drafting Committee held?

  1. ((a))

    19 December 1946

  2. ((b))

    9 December 1946

  3. ((c))

    9 December 1945

  4. ((d))

    19 December 1945

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Answer: ((a))

19 December 1946

97

Who was Gulbadan Begum, writer of Humayun Nama? 

  1. ((a))

    Wife of Humayun

  2. ((b))

    Daughter of Humayun 

  3. ((c))

    Sister of Humayun

  4. ((d))

    Mother of Humayun

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Answer: ((a))

Wife of Humayun

98

The United India Patriotic Association was founded by whom?

  1. ((a))

    Siafudeen Kichlu

  2. ((b))

    Maulana Shibli Numani

  3. ((c))

    Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

  4. ((d))

    Muhammad Ali

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Answer: ((a))

Siafudeen Kichlu

99

In which year was the Agreement on Trade and Intercourse between the Tibet region of China and India signed?

  1. ((a))

    1954

  2. ((b))

    1962

  3. ((c))

    1966

  4. ((d))

    1951

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Answer: ((a))

1954

100

The records of population density 2011 of India state that the density has increased from a figure of __________ to that of 382 per square kilometre, as per census 2011. 

  1. ((a))

    324

  2. ((b))

    334

  3. ((c))

    314 

  4. ((d))

    344

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Answer: ((a))

324

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